Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,688, Andrew Genthner, Mass.

SERVICE
Miss
Genthner, Andrew
NUMBER _____
S. 31688
CONTENTS

Index ;—Vol. 2 , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine N o 26,039
Andrew Genthner of Lincoln Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Parker of the Regt. commanded by Col. W. Cobb in the Mass. Troops time for 6 months & 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 21 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Dec r . 1833 and sent to Hon. E. Kavanagh. N.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r . 1833 54.95 Remu-ant. allowance ending 4 th March 34 10.99 $ 65.94
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1 Page 19

Hon S d Bangs Certificate
Heirs of Andrew Gentner of Waldoboro

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Novem r 30 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Andrew Gentner as a private is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Jordan Parker's Company, in Col. Sam l McCobb's Command, where he is allowed from May 12 th to December 1 st 1781. Six m d Months and eighteen days. — — — — — 6 = 18
End.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

28930 Andrew Gentner
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New R claim
Admitted
No 18th Pm
Hon. E. Kavanagh H R
Jimmy McLeck gent
Haldoboro
Maine

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 State of Maine } County of Lincoln } On this 5th day of November a. D 1832 Personally appeared Andrew Genthner in open Court before the Hon. Jeremiah Bailey Judge of Probate for said County of Lincoln, and State of Maine, aged Seventy Four years, who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following Declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832
That he was born in Waldoboro in the County of Lincoln, and State of Maine, in the year 1759. That he has a record of his age in his Father's family Bible. That he resided in Waldob- oro when he was called into service, and he has resided there since the Revolutionary War, and still continues to reside there. That he enlisted into the service under one George Ulmer, a recruiting Officer, into a Company commanded by Captain Jordan Parker, and in Col- Samuel H. Cobb's Regiment of Mass- achusetts State Troops, about the middle of May in the year 1781. That immediate- ly after his enlistment he was marched direct to a place called "Coxes Head" near the mouth of the Kennebec River where he continued in the service until about the 1st of December following, mak- ing a term of service of between six and seven months, he thinks, it was six and a half months, was always a volunteer - was never dras- ted, or ever a substitute - was engaged while there, principally, in doing Military duty, assisted in building the Fort on Coxes Head and also, the barracks, and breastworks &c.

That he never received a mittern discharged, but was always discharged by word of mouth - That he is known in Waldoboro to Col o Jacob Ludwig, and Capt Charles Miller who can testify to his character for truth, and veracity - he further says that John Creamer, and Frank Miller were in the service with him at "Coxes Head", and can testify to his services - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is Andrew Gentner
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
H. Bailey Judge of Probate for the County of Lincoln.
We John H. Starman, a clergyman, residing in the town of Waldoboro, and Jacob Ludwig and Charles Miller residing in the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Andrew Gentner, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed, and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - John H. Starman Jacob Ludwig Charles Miller
Sworn & subscribed to day & year aforesaid
Before H. Bailey Judge of Probate in for Lincoln County

and the said Court do hereby declare, their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev Mr. N. Gannan who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Waldoboro - and that Col Jacob Ludden & Capt Charles Miller who have also signed the same are residents in the same town, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Bailey Judge of Probate for the County of Lincoln
I John H. Sheppard Register of the Court of Probate (being a court of Record) for Lincoln County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Genthner for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 5th day of November 1833.
John H. Sheppard Reg d Pro S
House of Representatives 16 th Decr 1833
Jeremiah Bailey and John H. Sheppard, whose names are affixed to this paper are well known to me, and I certify that the former is Judge of Probate and the latter Register of Probate for the County of Lincoln in the State of Maine and that the foregoing signatures are in my opinion genuine - Edward Lavanagh -